Tag Archives: ANDROID TRICKS

Block spam calls and texts The more you use your smartphone as your main phone the more you’ll be on the receiving end of junk calls and texts. With the root app Call Master you can reject or block them without ever even knowing they existed… 1 Root permissions Call Master …

Create new events Tapping the Events option in the left menu (after hitting the top-left icon) will list any events that you have previously been invited to. The ‘Create an event’ button in the main screen is obvious, so tap it to be presented with a new panel. In this screen you can choose a …

User reviews Check before you buy a game When you are considering the purchase of a new game, it makes sense to look for reviews and recommendations to ensure that it will be worth the effort and your money. In the Google Play Games app, tap the menu option and then select the Recommended Games (or Find Games) option to see a list of …

Save your progress Never lose your place If you have spent a long time playing a game on your Android device, the last thing you want to happen is to lose your progress if you need to stop playing to do something else. Some games support an Android feature called Cloud Save, which …

Update apps Automatically or not In the Google Play app, tap the Play Store icon at the top left of the screen to bring up the left-hand menu. Now select Settings and then tap the ‘Auto Update apps’ option. Here you can choose if you want apps to update automatically and if so, only over Wi-Fi or also 3G. Remember that …

Instant refunds are available for purchases When you have selected an app and confirmed your purchase, you will see a new button appear just below the Open one. If you tap the Refund button, you will be asked to confirm your selection and when you tap Yes, it will be uninstalled and the transaction immediately voided. You should see no credit and debit transactions in …

As on the CD When a track is playing and the screen has timed out or you have turned it off, the song will continue to play in the background through the external speaker or headphones. If you have a lock screen set, you will see a module displaying the album art and various controls over the top portion of …

Keep your favourite tracks together in a playlist In the Music Player app, with any song selected, tap and hold it and select ‘Add to playlist’. Now choose ‘Create playlist’ in the resultant screen and you will be prompted to give it a name. The song will be added to the newly created playlist, at which point …

Install a third-party file manager from the Google Play Store (there are many free options available), open it and search for the music tracks you want to use as ringtones. Copy a track you want to use and then paste it into the Ringtones folder, and repeat the process for any other tracks you wish …

Electric power is defined as the amount of work done by an electric current in a unit time. Explanation When a current flows in a circuit with resistance, it does work. Devices can be made that convert this work into heat (electric heaters), light (light bulbs and neon lamps), or motion (electric …